Daily Archives: May 30, 2017
Current guidelines on prevention with a focus on dyslipidemias
30 May, 2017 | 15:33h | UTCReview: Current guidelines on prevention with a focus on dyslipidemias – Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy (free)
Review comparing current recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
Management of pericardial disease
30 May, 2017 | 15:34h | UTCA New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (special issue with series of review articles on the management of pericardial disease).
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
1 – Introduction: A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases (free)
2 – Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium (free)
3 – Pathophysiology of the Pericardium (free)
4 – Acute Pericarditis (free)
5 – Recurrent Pericarditis (free)
6 – Constrictive Pericarditis: A Practical Clinical Approach (free)
7 – Pericardial Effusions: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management (free)
8 – Pericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality Imaging (free)
9 – Congenital Absence of the Pericardium (free)
10 – Surgical Management of Pericardial Diseases (free)
Diagnosis creep: the new problem in medicine
30 May, 2017 | 15:30h | UTCDiagnosis creep: the new problem in medicine – MJA Insight (free)
Related: How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick – The Conversation (free)
What is a Systematic Review?
30 May, 2017 | 15:29h | UTCUpdated tutorial: What is a Systematic Review? – PubMed Health (free) (RT @hildabast)
Science Needs a Solution for the Temptation of Positive Results
30 May, 2017 | 15:31h | UTCScience Needs a Solution for the Temptation of Positive Results – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution
30 May, 2017 | 15:28h | UTCThe tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution – BBC News (free)
“A great read—and a powerful reminder that contraceptives are one of the best tools we have to drive economic growth” (RT @melindagatessee Tweet).
B-Blockers and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Without Heart Failure or Ventricular Dysfunction
30 May, 2017 | 15:35h | UTCCommentary: Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers – University of Leads, via Science Daily (free)
Large cohort suggests there may be no benefit in continuing B-Blockers in patients who do not develop heart failure or ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction.
Financing Pandemic Preparedness
30 May, 2017 | 15:29h | UTCReport: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)
Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)
Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)
Tue, May 30 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
30 May, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
Commentary: Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers – University of Leads, via Science Daily (free)
Large cohort suggests there may be no benefit in continuing B-Blockers in patients who do not develop heart failure or ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction.
2 – A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (special issue with series of review articles on the management of pericardial disease).
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
1 – Introduction: A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases (free)
2 – Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium (free)
3 – Pathophysiology of the Pericardium (free)
4 – Acute Pericarditis (free)
5 – Recurrent Pericarditis (free)
6 – Constrictive Pericarditis: A Practical Clinical Approach (free)
7 – Pericardial Effusions: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management (free)
8 – Pericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality Imaging (free)
9 – Congenital Absence of the Pericardium (free)
10 – Surgical Management of Pericardial Diseases (free)
3 – Sat-fat bait and switch – ACP Internist (free)
Related: Backlash after report claims saturated fats do not increase heart risk – The Guardian (free)
Interesting and balanced point of view arguing against recent articles suggesting saturated fats are not that bad (April 27th issue, see #3).
4 – Review: Current guidelines on prevention with a focus on dyslipidemias – Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy (free)
Review comparing current recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
5 – Science Needs a Solution for the Temptation of Positive Results – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
6 – Diagnosis creep: the new problem in medicine – MJA Insight (free)
Related: How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick – The Conversation (free)
7 – Updated tutorial: What is a Systematic Review? – PubMed Health (free) (RT @hildabast)
8 – Report: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)
Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)
Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)
9 – The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution – BBC News (free)
“A great read—and a powerful reminder that contraceptives are one of the best tools we have to drive economic growth” (RT @melindagates see Tweet).
10 – Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe – British Journal of Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Why your waist measurement can predict cancer risk – The Guardian (free) AND Large Waist Raises Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk
30 May, 2017 | 15:27h | UTCComparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe – British Journal of Cancer (free)
Commentaries: Why your waist measurement can predict cancer risk – The Guardian (free) AND Large Waist Raises Cancer Risk – Medscape (free registration required)